Tulapur
Sign in to saveTulapur is a village in Pune district, Maharashtra, India, associated with the last execution of Chatrpati Sambhaji Maharaj, second Chatrapati and son of Chatrpati Shivaji Maharaj.
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Tulapur is a village in Pune district, Maharashtra, India, associated with the last execution of Chatrpati Sambhaji Maharaj, second Chatrapati and son of Chatrpati Shivaji Maharaj.
==Etymology== Tulapur village was originally known as Nagargaon. It was renamed Tulapur when Shahajiraje used a boat to weigh an elephant to help Adil Shahi minister, Murarpant donate silver equivalent to the weight of an elephant.
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